Researchers at Facebook realized their bots were chattering in a new language. Then they stopped it.
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Number of colleges and universities drop sharply amid economic turmoil
It has become trendy to predict that higher education is on the verge of a major collapse, what with enrollments falling as loan debt and rising tuition cause students and families to ask harder questions about the value of a college credential.
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In Urban China, cash is rapidly becoming obsolete
SHANGHAI — There is an audacious economic phenomenon happening in China.
It has nothing to do with debt, infrastructure spending or the other major economic topics du jour. It has to do with cash — specifically, how China is systematically and rapidly doing away with paper money and coins. Continue reading… “In Urban China, cash is rapidly becoming obsolete”
The war in cash intensifies: Visa offers restaurants $10,000 to go cashless
Visa has declared war on cash and its “opening salvo” is to start paying restaurants $10,000 to go completely cash free.
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This chip beams images onto the brain to help the blind see again
Circumventing your eyes entirely, this chip beams images from the world onto the brain to help restore sight
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Drone racers will compete in abandoned malls and stadiums for $100,000 prize
The Drone Racing League has a $100,000 pot for this year’s winner.
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Robots and AI are going to make social inequality even worse, says new report
Rich people are going to find it easier to adapt to automation.
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How software is eating the military and what that means to the future of war.
As software-based weapons and information systems start to touch all phases of conflict, military leaders are grappling with a new set of challenges.
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WeChat users in China will surpass 490 million users this year
Half of the country’s mobile phone users will access the WeChat app in 2017.
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Do you live in the worlds laziest country!
US scientists have amassed “planetary-scale” data from people’s smartphones to see how active we really are.
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3D printed blood vessels in teeth a viable alternative to root canal procedures
More than 15 million root canals are conducted every year in the United States, but that number could soon start to drop. Dental researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon have developed a new method of engineering artificial blood vessels in teeth, as explained in a new study that could potentially revolutionize the dental industry.
Published in the journal Scientific Reports this month, the groundbreaking OHSU technique could provide an effective alternative to root canals by using a 3D printing-inspired approach. Continue reading… “3D printed blood vessels in teeth a viable alternative to root canal procedures”
Wireless power could enable ingestible electronics
Small sensors or drug delivery devices could reside in the GI tract indefinitely
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